e305 – KUDEN! – The Difference Between “Knowing” a Technique and Understand It

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of having a teacher to grasp complex techniques that cannot be fully conveyed through books and videos.

The teacher/no teacher paradox and why you need a teacher to learn what you cannot yet see. “When you get to my level, it’s hard to get down what you want to teach in books and videos. Those media can’t do it justice. We are dealing with the three-dimensional here. And from there, beyond.”— Masaaki […]

People in this episode

Host: Jeffrey M. Miller

Topics covered

• teaching
• learning techniques
• teacher paradox
• understanding
• martial arts

Keywords

• teacher paradox
• learning
• martial arts
• technique understanding
• Masaaki

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